Arizona Coyotes (6-5-1, fourth in the Central Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (5-5-1, sixth in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Coyotes visit the St. Louis Blues after the Coyotes beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 in a shootout.
St. Louis has a 0-4-1 record in Central Division games and a 5-5-1 record overall. The Blues are 1-2-1 in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.
Arizona has gone 6-5-1 overall with a 2-1-0 record in Central Division play. The Coyotes have allowed 35 goals while scoring 39 for a +4 scoring differential.
The matchup Thursday is the second time these teams meet this season. The Coyotes won 6-2 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Saad has scored three goals with one assist for the Blues. Robert Thomas has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Nick Schmaltz has four goals and eight assists for the Coyotes. Michael Carcone has scored four goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 5-5-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.1 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Coyotes: 5-4-1, averaging 3.5 goals, six assists, 4.8 penalties and 13.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blues: Anton Malmstrom: out (undisclosed), Josh Jacobs: out (undisclosed).
Coyotes: Bryan Little: out for season (upper body), Jakub Voracek: out (concussion), Jason Zucker: out (lower body), Shea Weber: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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